Tina Barry in this week’s Go Brooklyn section of the  Brooklyn Paper has the goods on the new Fourth Avenue boutique hotel:

Over the weekend, my husband and I were welcomed into the swank
Hotel Le Bleu on the border of Gowanus and Park Slope, which bills
itself as “a whole new world of uber-chic glamour and luxurious
living.” It’s an option for your discriminating in-laws or pals.

Opened
just last month, the first self-proclaimed “boutique” hotel in the
borough has found a unique spot for its discerning clientele: The
not-so-lovely Fourth Avenue. Flanking the shiny silver and white
building: a Staples store and a taxi depot.

While
the location is an unusual choice, hotel General Manager Robert Gaeta
maintained that the California-based Globiwest International is simply
“ahead of the curve.”

“Everyone knows the neighborhood is on the
precipice of change,” Gaeta said, noting that Novo, a multi-storied
condominium, is being built across the street. In addition to new
high-rises under construction, Gaeta cited Fifth Avenue as an
attraction.